Air France-KLM Paris Air Show Orders & UA Buys New while Delta Sticks with Old

A few more interesting recaps from the Paris Air Show which was held from June 17th through the 23rd.

Big orders from Air France for Airbus and Boeing – Air France-KLM cemented a deal to buy 25 Airbus A350-900 airplanes with options to buy an additional 25 A350-900s at a later date. At the same time, Air France-KLM confirmed their order for 25 Boeing 787-9s announced several months ago while also agreeing to purchase another 25 Boeing 787-9s with further options for 25 more. Full details here.

United Snaps Up New Planes, Delta Makes Do With Old– Bloomberg has an interesting article discussing the differing purchasing strategis at Delta and United. It was a big shopping week in Paris for United Airlines: 35 new Airbus A350s and 20 787s from Boeing. Its rival, Delta Air Lines, didn’t buy a single plane during the air show and has been flying some jets that date to the early 1980s. The starkly differing strategies at the two largest U.S. airlines—a big-time fleet refresher vs. a penny pincher intent on wringing service out of old planes—present a very clear case study. Shareholders and customers are noticing, and so far they don’t appear to prefer that new-airplane smell.

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United will have to do a lot more than buy new planes to revive their pathetic ratings and win over FFers. Their service culture is a complete joke. Delta is making money hands over fist, and while I don’t like a lot of what they are doing, I suspect their shareholders do.

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